Hi Anne, Interesting observations. I've been happy with my old Baggins Hoss but not too thrilled with my Carradice Camper (purchased in 2010). The leather straps on the latter are poor quality and started cracking almost immediately. The hardware is cheap with sharp edges. It's currently out of commission because one of the screws attaching the bag to the wooden dowel pulled through the fabric. Too much stress is placed on these tiny screws because the dowel constantly gets pulled out of their leather endcap reinforcements. Maybe some of their smaller bags work better. I wouldn't buy another, though I've heard that older production was better quality. I'll stick to Riv or others for saddlebag needs.
Best, joe broach portland, or On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com>wrote: > "The nylon used is heavy duty and top notch,and very very well thought > out, unlike your common saddlebag." > > I don't doubt that the Revelate bags are thought out, but I take > exception to the idea that other saddlebags are not well thought out. > I have both a Nelson Longflap and the splendid Rivendell Large > Saddlesack. Both are exceedingly well thought out. > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> > wrote: > > "those not wanting to get tangled up with bushes and such along tight > > trails" > > > > I thought that's what momentum is for. Grin. It got me through a number > of > > snug encounters with a satisfying "CRACK SNAP!" That SaddleSack waxed > canvas > > is durable stuff and such loving abuse just adds character to it. > > > > With abandon, > > Patrick > > > > > > On Thursday, October 31, 2013 3:43:07 PM UTC-6, hsmitham wrote: > >> > >> That's a good question. Beyond the small opening I can only surmise that > >> this bag suits those not wanting to get tangled up with bushes and such > >> along tight trails hence keeping it all close in with the bike. Just my > .02 > >> > >> I for one love my low saddle long flap bag. > >> > >> ~Hugh > >> > >> On Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:10:44 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: > >>> > >>> I'm still thinking about setting up a dedicated mountain bike for > >>> offroad touring. As I read journals and articles online, I see that > >>> the various frame bags made by Revelate and others are becoming > >>> popular. Like this one: > >>> > >>> > >>> > https://www.revelatedesigns.com/index.cfm/store.catalog/Seat-Bags/Viscacha > >>> > >>> And I don't get it. Why would a bag like that, which is small and > >>> which has a small opening so it's harder to load, be better than a > >>> transverse saddlebag such as Carradice and Riv sell? > >>> > >>> I was looking at different bikes at my LBS today, and oh, look at > >>> that, suddenly mountain bike manufacturers like Salsa are selling > >>> rigid bikes as mountain bikes. Hmm. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> -- Anne Paulson > >>> > >>> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
